Recently, I did not have much energy. I had a fellow who train together for over a year. He has practiced really hard. I always thought I should follow his hard working. We cultivated our mind by working hard together.

After I came back from Antarctica, he has been totally changed and improved a lot. Performance is not a competition. But I feel pain to know the difference of the improving scale of him and myself. I was upset.

If I stay in Sydney during summer time, my performance or skill might improve more. If I deleted the time of meeting with my friends, the time of cooking or any time which I spend for daily life, I may improve more and more. But for me it is very important to work on a ship. Spending the time with friends brought the brilliant life and energy. I’ve never thought those are wasting the time. I will keep doing what I want and what I can have fun.

His dream is being a performer at the big stage. The other performer who I met on the other day said his goal is performing at the Apolo theater in New York.

I do not have such a big dream. I am not looking for being a famous person, rich, or doing a big stage show. I want to laugh and smile with someone who I love and wants to live my life. I do the hula hooping because I enjoy it. And I want people to enjoy from what I am doing it. I want to live with smile and laugh everyday. That is my small dream.

I was doing the show on the other day. One of the audience told me “ You have such a great vive and energy. You are the most enjoyable performer I have ever seen and I love and enjoy watching your show. “Also some audience gave me the flow after the show.

I was really happy about that. My passion is feeling everyone’s happiness. If someone enjoy from my show. That is the most happiness time for me.

But I know I need skill to make people happy and need practice more and more. That is what I learned from my fellow. I will not forget being myself and doing my best. Shouldn’t loose what I love and enjoy. Every day is HAPPY DAY!!!

Author

Shiho Sparkle Hooper is a professional hula-hoop dancer in Sydney, Australia. She learned hulahoop during a world trip on Peace Boat 2010. Since then she has been hooping around the world. Also, she has known as a polar hula-hooper to hoop in Antarctica having workshop or performance with the passenger.